This chart shows how the percentage of female athletes has changed over the years. Use the drop down box to switch between summer and winter Olypmpics. The size of the dots reflects the overall number of athletes participating in each year. Hover over the dots to get more details.
This chart shows how many women and men competed for each country in the 2016 Summer Olypmpics and the 2014 Winter Olympics. Note that detailed data for the 2018 Winter and 2020 Summer Olympics was not yet available in the data source that was used. The red line marks a hypothetical even split between female and male athletes. Hovering over the dots will provide more detailed information for each country. Feel free to zoom in to have a closer look at countries that sent fewer athletes.
This chart shows how many women competed in each sport in the 2016 Summer Olypmpics and the 2014 Winter Olympics. Hovering over the bars will provide more detailed information about the athletes competing.